Proven: It is true that the medium João de Deus attended the inauguration ceremony of Minister Rosa Weber in the presidency of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The event took place months before he was arrested for sex crimes.
Investigated Content: tweet shows a photo of João de Deus watching the inauguration of the minister Rosa Weber in the presidency of the Superior Electoral Court.
where it was published: Twitter.
Completion of Proof: A tweet that shows the medium João de Deus watching the inauguration ceremony of Minister Rosa Weber in the presidency of the TSE, in August 2018, is true. The ceremony took place four months before the first reports of sexual abuse against patients in Abadiânia, Goiás, where he worked.
Before the scandal was revealed, João de Deus had a list of famous patients such as presenters Xuxa Meneghel and Oprah Winfrey, former president Lula (PT) and model Naomi Campbell.
Provenfor Comprova, is the true fact or confirmed event.
Scope of publication: Comprova investigates the most far-reaching suspicious content on social networks. As of May 2, the post had 2,637 retweets, 158 comments, and 8,393 likes.
How do we check: We are looking for full of the solemnity possession of Rosa Weber on the Electoral Justice YouTube channel. We also consulted press news about the ceremony (on here) and on the condemnations of John of God (on here, on here, on here and on here).
Finally, we consulted the TSE to find out the reason for the medium’s presence at the ceremony, but we had no answer.
Verification
Minister Rosa Weber assumed the presidency of the Superior Electoral Court, on August 14, 2018, to command the plenary of the Court in the biennium 2018-2020. The inauguration ceremony – which was attended by active and retired ministers of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) – was broadcast by the official channel of the Electoral Justice on YouTube and, after more than three years, the video exceeds the mark of 2,950 views.
Rosa Weber remained in the position of president of the TSE for one year and nine months. During this period, the minister led the 2018 general elections, encouraged female participation in politics, intensified the fight against disinformation in the electoral process, invested in electronic processing, implemented the virtual trial and led the jurisdictional and administrative sessions on the Court’s plenary.
John of God at the inauguration ceremony in 2018
In the broadcast of the inauguration ceremony, in August 2018, it is possible to see in the audience the medium João Teixeira de Faria, popularly known as João de Deus. Months after the ceremony, on December 16 of that year, he was arrested for crimes of rape against hundreds of women. Sexual violence linked to the healer was practiced during spiritual sessions at Casa Dom Inácio Loyola, in Abadiânia (GO). The crimes came to light after testimonies of victims in the program Conversa com Bialfrom Globe.
João de Deus was a medium of international fame. Among the personalities who had sessions with him before the scandals came to light are presenters Xuxa Meneghel and Oprah Winfrey, former president Lula and model Naomi Campbell, showed Correio Braziliense. Among the ministers of the STF, Estadão found out that Gilmar Mendes, Dias Toffoli and Luís Roberto Barroso had already consulted with him.
convictions
The psychic’s first conviction for rape occurred shortly after his imprisonment completed one year, on December 19, 2019. On that occasion, João de Deus was sentenced to 19 years and four months of imprisonment, in a closed regime, for four rapes committed against women.
In January 2020, the medium received a new conviction, this time to 40 years in prison, in a closed regime, for having raped five women during spiritual consultations in Abadiânia. In 2021, João de Deus was sentenced to 44 years in prison also for raping women in Goiás.
The most recent conviction of João de Deus is from January 2022. The medium was sentenced to an additional four years in prison for sexual violation through fraud. Also according to the sentence of the Court of Justice of the State of Goiás (TJ-GO), João de Deus will have to compensate a woman in R$ 20 thousand for moral damages.
The medium is also sentenced to four years in prison for the crime of illegal possession of a firearm. Combined, the sentences exceed 100 years in prison.
why do we investigate: Comprova checks social media posts about the pandemic, elections and public policies of the federal government. The TSE is the authority responsible for organizing elections in the country. Content about it can influence the level of voter confidence in the electoral process.
Other checks on the topic: We have already shown that a video in which a man introduced himself as a PT lawyer and suggested a fraud at the polls. We also deny that a former Swiss minister made a joke of the Brazilian political context.
Investigated by Estadão and imirante.com. Verified by Poder360, Metrópoles, O Dia, Nexo, SBT and SBT News.
Source: CNN Brasil
